Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4527 02 Aug 2026, 11:17

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 83 0 0 0 0 83 6 0 6 14:15.995 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:44.295
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.121
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.977
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.352
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.394
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.805
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.428
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.612
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.119
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.108
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.607
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.636
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.844
And I enable persistence 16.192
And I log in to a new session 9.451
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.122
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.558
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.719
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.145
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.528
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.297
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.700
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.270
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.148
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.799
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.186
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.193
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.379
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.508
When I start Synaptic 12.107
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.393
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.408
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.622
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.464
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.634
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.195
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.129
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.773
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.397
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.571
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.768
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.582
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.002
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.615
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.576
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.940
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.341
And I enable persistence 8.729
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.050
And I log in to a new session 9.335
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.163
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before
# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails
And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.426
And available upgrades have been checked 1.087
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.447
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.510
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.209
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.701
And I enable persistence 9.318
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
And I log in to a new session 9.305
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 14.894
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.797
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.562
And I enable persistence 8.543
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 8.784
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.528
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.855
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007